Abstract.
In a previous study, two subjects on
stable dosages of the synthetic T3
product Cynomel found dosages of an
dietary desiccated thyroid
product (Hypo Support Formula or HSF) that maintained or improved
clinical measurements provided by
the previous dosages of Cynomel. The
equivalence of HSF to Cynomel in
maintaining the measurements was
calculated to be 1 capsule of HSF to
15 mcg of Cynomel. In this study,
another subject stable on Cynomel
switched to the dosage of HSF
previously calculated to effectively
maintain the clinical and
physiological measurements.
Methods:
A single-subject two-phase
repeated-measures study design was
used. The subject was a 24-year-old
female. She had been stable for a
year and a half on 100 mcg of
Cynomel. She underwent 12
comprehensive metabolic evaluations
on different days in the Cynomel
phase. She then immediately switched
from Cynomel to HSF and underwent 12
additional evaluations. The
evaluations included four basal
measures: metabolic rate (BMR),
heart rate (BHR), axillary
temperature (BAT), and blood
pressure (BBP). Other measures were
body composition, mean hypothyroid
symptoms intensity, Zung’s
depression scale, and pain
distribution.
Results: The subject’s
physiological and clinical
measurements, stable for 1.5 years
on 100 mcg of Cynomel, were not
statistically different when she
used 7 capsules of HSF each day. The
only significant differences in the
subject’s measures were an increase
in pain intensity and distribution
during the HSF phase.
Conclusion:
For most measurements, including the
BMR, BHR, and BAT, and hypothyroid
symptoms intensity including
depression, 7 capsules of HSF
maintained the same values as 100
mcg of Cynomel. This outcome is
consistent with that of the first
study in which Cynomel and HSF were
compared.
Keywords.
Basal metabolic rate ● Basal
temperature ● Cynomel ● Desiccated
thyroid ● Hypo Support Formula ● RLC
Labs ● Triiodothyronine
Citation:
Lowe, J.C.:
Comparative effects of Cynomel and
Hypo Support Formula.
Thyroid Science,
4(10):CR1-8, 2009.
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